Session 5: Equality on a ShoestringAbby Crawford, Client Account Manager, Stonewall

Lucy Malarkey, Deputy Director, Gentoo

Abby Crawford, Client Account Manager, Stonewall

This session:

• Explore the issues affecting LGBT people in the public sector

• Showcase best practice on achieving impact with limited resources

• Develop your own actions and ideas to take back to your organisation

Business Case

• Economic

Performance

• Business

Performance

• Individual

Performance

Business Case

Key issues

• A “nice thing to do”

• “We’re doing a holistic approach now”

• Lack of data to examine impact

• Job’s done, isn’t it?

Prioritising: mitigating negative impact

Innovating in times of hardship

Importance of Partnership

Equality on

a Shoestring

Lucy Malarkey

Deputy Director – Gentoo

Today:

Our journeySteps and issues facedHow we overcame theseMaintaining momentum…But first…Gentoo

Gentoo:

• Housing association• North East• 29,000 homes• Employing 1200 people• We don’t have a lot of

money!

Our Journey:

• Working with Stonewall since 2006

• Not always plain sailing…• 2014 WEI top spot• 2015 Star Performer• Thought piece publication

Steps taken:

1. Linking to values 2. Visible leadership3. Engaging staff4. Engaging customers5. Making it real

Linking to Values & Leadership:

17

Engaging Staff & Customers:

18

Making it real:

19

Summary:

• This doesn’t happen overnight

• Inclusion is an active pursuit• Real people make a real

difference• If at first you don’t

succeed…try, try again!

Activity

In groups, write down your 3 main barriers to succeeding

e.g. “ We don’t have any funding for our network group”

“Our Equality Team have been made redundant”

“I’m doing 2 people’s jobs now and don’t have time to commit”

Write clearly! These will be typed up after today’s session.

Activity:

Pass your flipchart paper to the table next to you

In groups, tackle each of the barriers the other table has identified, drawing on your own experiences and creativity.

ACTIVE LISTENING – probing questions!

Feedback

Q&A